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    FAMOUS BRITISH JOURNALIST NAMES THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE "THE FIRST HOLOCAUST"

    Noyan Tapan
    Armenians Today
    Oct 23 2006

    LONDON, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On October 14th
    renowned British journalist Robert Fisk talked at the Maria Assumpta
    hall in London Kensington on the issue of what he refers to as the
    Armenian 'Holocaust.' Robert Fisk is the Middle East correspondent
    for the British newspaper The Independent. Organised and hosted by the
    Campaign for the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (CRAG) a British
    based lobby group, Mr Fisk, whose most recent book The Great War For
    Civilisation, includes a chapter entitled 'The First Holocaust' was
    invited to present his experiences and thoughts concerning Armenian
    Genocide recognition, and its wider implications. Mr Fisk presented
    his long-years activity on the issue, including his discovery of an
    Armenian mass grave in Syria, his deportation from Turkey in the
    early nineties and his numerous trips to collect testimonies from
    the Armenians of Beirut. He spoke passionately about the need for
    recognition and of said recognition's importance as a prerequisite
    for Turkish entry into the EU. Talking in the wider Middle Eastern
    context, Mr Fisk highlighted the Armenian Genocide as another case
    of the failure of western governments in pursuing justice in a
    region so bereft of it. The veteran reporter criticised the British
    and American governments for denying the existence of something he
    believes requires no proof. The Armenian Genocide is self-evident and
    Fisk remains exceptionally critical of the immoral and hypocritical
    policy towards the issue. Fisk's latest book, The Great War for
    Civilisation, is soon to be published in Turkey, where the publishing
    house has forewarned him that charges might be brought against him
    under the infamous article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. Mr Fisk
    told the primarily Armenian audience at Maria Assumpta that he would
    consider it an honour to stand in the Turkish dock and defend his
    writings. He said he was keen to point out that he does this, not out
    of any pro-Armenian sentiment, his motives were a want to defend and
    uncover the historical truth.
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